Definition
A variant or dialectal form of 'gnarl,' meaning to snarl, growl, twist, or become gnarled.
Etymology
From the same Old English and Germanic roots as 'gnarl,' with 'gnarr' being an alternate spelling and pronunciation variant used in some English dialects.
Kelly Says
Dialect variants like 'gnarr' and 'gnarl' show how English has regional pronunciations and spellings that have persisted for centuries—communities kept slightly different versions of the same word alive.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አንድ ሰው
an-dee seh-woo
CSČeština
kňučet
k-nyu-chet
DEDeutsch
knurren
knor-ren
ELΕλληνικά
σκυθρωπός
sky-thro-pos
ESEspañol
gruñido
groon-ee-doh
FRFrançais
grognement
groh-nuh-mahn
IDBahasa Indonesia
geram
ge-ram
ITItaliano
ringhio
rin-ghi-oh
KKKK
көрнекті
kor-nekt-ee
KO한국어
으르렁거림
eu-reung-geo-rim
MSBahasa Melayu
geram
ge-ram
NLNederlands
grommen
grohm-en
PTPortuguês
rosnar
ro-s-nar
RORomână
a face gârâit
ah fa-seh gar-ai-t
SWKiswahili
kilio
kee-lee-oh
TRTürkçe
kükreme
koo-kreh-meh
UKУкраїнська
ревів
rev-iv
VITiếng Việt
gầm gừ
gam-gur